İskenderun railway station

İskenderun station (Turkish: İskenderun istasyonu) is the main railway station in the city of İskenderun, Turkey. The station is located at 36°35′18″N 36°10′54″E. The bus station is to the south west and the harbor is to the north of the station. İskenderun is a port city in the Hatay Province and the station is the southern terminus of the Toprakkale-İskenderun branch line which connects the province to the main line between Adana and Gaziantep.[1] The line was opened to service in 1913 during the Ottoman Empire era. [2]

İSKENDERUN
İskenderun railway station
Location	Çay mahallesi, İskenderun
Coordinates	36°35′18″N 36°10′54″E
Owned by	TCDD
Line(s)	Mersin-İskenderun
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes
History
Opened	1913
Electrified	25 kV AC
Services
Preceding station   TCDD Taşımacılık   Following station Sarıseki toward Mersin Mersin-İskenderun Terminus
Location
İSKENDERUN Location within Turkey

Trains

The majority of the trains using İskenderun station are freight trains. The main passenger train is between Mersin and İskenderun with 21 stops in between.[3] some of the important stops are; Dörtyol, Ceyhan, Adana and Tarsus.

References

1. TCDD map
2. On line periodical Ataunitaed (in Turkish)
3. Mersin Adana Transportation page